Before Beauty review, I didn't really have much knowledge about beauty products at all. Since being on here, I've become more aware of nail polish lacquers and the difference in qualities between brands. I find that there is a difference in wear and vibrancy. So I had a good read many reviews of Essie and also following their social media accounts I could see that this company is very active with it's fans and general community.
Essie comes in this square shaped bottle. It has clean lines and a classic simple style. It's bottle has the Essie branding within this glass. I like this little touch. The colour I chose is Parka Perfect. It's a light shade of grey. It has flecks of silver shimmer within it. This brush is quite thin and it looks pretty standard. The texture of this liquid is quite thin.
On the first application its quite opaque. This nail polish needs a few layers of lacquer to build up a solid colour. I recommend ten intervals in between coats. Once dried the colour wasn't moving. Now for wear I managed to get three days wear. I did notice fading on my tips of finger but not directly on my fingers.
The quality of this polish is definitely there. I probably wouldn't pay $18 a bottle. I was really lucky to get a big bucket sale at $8 a bottle. I really enjoy pastel colours at the moment. They had a lot of bright colours but I think I'm going away from using those types of colours. I recommend at least getting one of these nail colours to add to your collection. It's worth of it.
I am a massive nail polish fan and love to collect different shades and collections. A couple of years ago I came across the brand Essie and have been loving it ever since.
Essie has an amazing range of beautiful colours - they tend to be predominately bright or pastel shades, I haven't seen many blood reds, or deep browns etc in the Essie range. I love the Essie collection of polishes because of the unique shades of polishes.
The nail polish brush seems to be smaller and a different shape to the OPI brushes and I find that it is easier to apply to fingernails than the OPI range of polishes. I am not sure the technical differences in the brushes, but I find Essie easier to use.
I own a lot of Essie polishes and always get compliments whenever I paint my nails. They are priced at a slightly higher price point than OPI, at about $23, but I think they are worth the $3-$4 difference.
Go and try Essie! It is not as well known in NZ as OPI and Revlon etc, but it is a quality brand and lasts on your nails as long as OPI, if not longer.
Tips: If you like colours in dark shades, then perhaps the Essie range of polishes is not the best fit for you. They do beautiful pastel and bright shades but I have not seen many Essie shades in darker colours.